Whole Foods sets date for Rose Garden

The long awaited and much anticipated Whole Foods store on The Alameda has announced plans for an Aug. 21 groundbreaking at 11 a.m.

The grocery chain first announced plans for the store at Stockton Avenue and The Alameda in 2005, projecting a 2007 opening.

Since then, the original design for a 44,000-square-foot structure with rooftop parking was abandoned and it is now expected to be 33,000-square-feet store. The site has sat vacant since existing buildings there were demolished in 2007.